New Riddles.

Otago Witness, Issue 1921, 14 September 1888, Page 27

New Riddles.

4915. Charade.— By Possicker, Gabriels: — My first you will find in a carpenter's shop. My second you require to answer my whole. My third is nice tor breakfast. Whole, a town in England. 4916. Numbered Charade.— By Violet, Dunedin t— I am a' word of eight letters. My 3, 6, 5, 8 is a covering for hoiißes ; My 1, 2, 3 is an animal ; My 5, 6, 8 is a falsehood ; My 1, 2, 7 is a tin vessel ; My 5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 3 is a bird': My 5, 6, 7, 3 is flax. And my whole was a Roman. 4917. Transposition.— By Marguerita, Lawrence;— Demis dna rollads ! rallods dna semid I An myept kopcet's eth torws fo cimres ; If n nnm's opro veig mih a rutsht, Maptler eth grageb wond ni eth tuds. If a nam's pu seair rnih righeh, Eoyu ulao's rof seal dna eh si a rueby; Enfch teg'oyu lathew, on martet owh, On quointes si kadse fo eth chir I wort ; Least yb ntgih nda least yb ady, Goind ti lal ni a geall yaw. Noji eth uchrch dna veenr keforas reh, Alren ot atnc dna lunsit rouy keram; Eb rail, ohrypoifce, kaven, ro ofol, Tub nod't eb ropo, mmeeber eth reul. 4918. Buried Battles.— By Spenser, Dunedin;— 1. This water looks impure. 2. The boy next door is not in my employ. 3. Inside a 'bus a country bumpkin 6at and looked m this side first and then the other. 4. Alaß 1 this medicioe may not heal mankind • It cannot cure the virtues of the mind. ' 5. What harm a gent a friend of mine two monarchs against one combine. 4919. Transposition.— By Myrtle, Waitahuna:— The lainpsaw grayse, dliw, dna bear, •Vedi, wdli, nad nepo ot hte rai, Hwclii dah isbtu pu herevvyreve An eunrd-orof fo udlofel ergy. Thiw an rennt eivco hefc virre nar, Adwno ti oatnllf a ydgin sawn, Dua dylluo idd tenmal. It saw the ddelim fo het yad, Eery eht carwy niwd tenw no And ookt oht eedsspot sa tl newfc, 4920. Charade. -Selected by Mignonette, Herbert:— My first is a pronoun as bold as can be, Jiepresenting a person held dear ; In tne furious battle my second is seen Where the fighting is close and severe ; My last in the flower-beds 6ome ladies use While enjoying the fresh morning air. My whole i 8i 8 a tale, in Great Britain renowned, Which tells of the brave and the fair. 4921. Enigma.— By Carabournon, Biverton :— You cau see and you can feel tbeeffecbo of it Dut if you try to catch it with your hand it is nothing Cut off the first letter and you get the vulgar name for an animal always in use. Sfe^ 4922. Charade.— By Ariadne, Southland : — My iirat true lovers wish to gain ; My seco'id always causes pain. My whole makes people oft complain. 4923. Charade.— By Kate C. White, Lawrence :- Mv first's a well-known cruel rogue Who lives by deeds of fraud ; My aecond's often on your hand When you would walk abroad ; My whole may frequently be found In fields whf-re beauties bloom around.